Scones
- Total Time
- 30 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2cups sifted cake flour, or 1¾ cups sifted unbleached white flour
- 2½teaspoons baking powder
- 1heaping tablespoon sugar
- ½teaspoon salt
- ¼cup butter, cut into 8 pieces
- 2eggs
- ⅓cup half-and-half
Nutritional analysis per serving (13 servings)
129 calories; 5 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 18 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 3 grams protein; 93 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Step 2
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Using a pastry blender, cut in the butter. Continue blending until the butter particles are pea-size.
- Step 3
In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the beaten eggs and set aside. Mix in the half-and-half. Pour the egg and half-and-half mixture into the dry ingredients and stir together with a few strokes.
- Step 4
Pat the dough out onto a floured board to a thickness of one-half to three-quarter inches. Be careful to handle the dough as little as possible. Cut the dough into 2-inch biscuits.
- Step 5
Place the biscuits on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush them with the reserved beaten egg. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until the biscuits are lightly golden on top.
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Comments
The scones taste good and they are light. I liked them, I'll make them agai. The recipe states 12 to 14 2-inch scones, it only makes 8, same size, same hight. Time of cooking 12 to 15 minutes, they were ready in 11 minutes, same oven temperature.
cooked 11 min and it was dry, will try 8-10 min next time
These came out exactly, even better then i expected for a first time (and limited baking experience). I filled instructions to not over handle the dough. I approximated the measurements which apparently is a no no in baking but clearly i came pretty close because these turned out great. Not too rich. Perfect texture. I might try adding a bit of yogurt next time for more moistness. But otherwise thank you for making my first scones from scratch a success. I made 11 small bite sized scones.
cooked 11 min and it was dry, will try 8-10 min next time
Add one cup of blueberries and smear with raspberry jam after baking.
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